Water Quality Analyst

As a Water Quality Analyst at Heathrow Airport, you’ll be at the forefront of ensuring the safety and reliability of one of the UK’s most complex potable water networks.

Working within a skilled team, you’ll carry out sampling and testing across the airport, from our airfields and terminals to our on-site laboratory. Your work will be critical in maintaining water quality standards, ensuring compliance, and protecting the wellbeing of passengers, colleagues, and contractors.

This role offers a unique mix of hands-on, physical work and meticulous, detail-focused analysis, giving you variety in your day-to-day and the chance to enhance and grow your technical skills.

• Following regulated guidelines to collect and transport drinking-water samples, from a variety of sources, across the airport.
• Using defined processes and systems to conduct laboratory tests of water samples, to determine chemical or microbiological parameters.
• Visiting sites across the campus that need to be monitored for pollution or contamination.
• Liaising with external regulatory agencies and authorities as well as working closely with the water services team and our internal environmental team.
• Supporting the safety and compliance manager in investigations into causes of breaches in water quality.
• Maintaining accurate and compliant records within our Maximo system.

• Full UK driving licence and the ability to obtain and maintain airside licenses and permits.
• Demonstrable experience within a UKAS accredited laboratory environment.
• Ability to effectively communicate findings to co-workers and management.
• A proven analytical approach to problems and understanding data.
• Working knowledge of laboratory processes and equipment.
• Knowledge of Maximo or similar asset management system.